2013 grant applications available

Saturday

Sep 21, 2013 at 6:00 AM

The Jonathan and Shari Fox Family Foundation has announced that the 2013 grant applications are now available online and will be accepted through Oct. 25, 2013. The grants are awarded annually and will be announced around the first of the year.

The Jonathan and Shari Fox Family Foundation has announced that the 2013 grant applications are now available online and will be accepted through Oct. 25, 2013. The grants are awarded annually and will be announced around the first of the year.

The interactive website is located at www.foxfamilyfoundation.net. This will not only provide information about the grant process, but also allows the applicant to complete the application online, attaching the completed application and emailing it to foxfamilyfoundation@foxfamilyfoundation.net. This email address may be used for answering questions, as well.

"The board felt this will streamline the application process and provide an easier method to access additional information about the foundation," said Jonathan Fox, president of the foundation.

Applicants may still receive an application by calling (719) 263-4651 and leaving a voice mail with the organization's name, full address or fax number, contact name and phone number.

For this year's grants, the foundation will be distributing a total of $12,000. The individual grants will typically range in amounts from $500 to $1,000 each. The grants are awarded with preference for the Fowler area and southeastern Colorado.

Any nonprofit organization whether or not they are designated as a 501(c)3 entity are eligible to apply.

The grant awards will be announced in December with checks available generally before the end of the year. The local area members of the board of directors are Jonathan and Shari Fox, Dr. Richard T. Leone, Sean A. Fox, all of Fowler, and Andrew P. Trainor, representing the outlying area communities located in Crowley and Pueblo counties along with David Johnson of the Denver area, who also serves on the board.

The foundation looks forward to helping Fowler and outlying areas in this small way.